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RING.

No. 424,211. Patented Mar. 25, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

WVILLIAM M. KAAS, OF NEWARK, AND PAUL JEANNE, OF JERSEY CITY, NEWJERSEY.

RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,211, datedMarch 25,1890.

Application filed November 14, 1889. Serial No. 330,800. (No model.)

To alt whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM M. KAAS, of Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, and PAUL JEANNE, of Jersey City, in thecountyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andImproved Ring, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to jewelry; and its object is to provide a new andimproved ring made in sections, which may be worn independently of eachother.

The invention consists of a ring made in two sections, of which one isadapted to receive in its crown the crown of the other.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a persective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is an invertedsectional plan view of the same on the line or x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isanelevation of the improvement, showing the two sections disconnected;and Fig. 4: is an elevation, partly in section, of the same in adifferent position.

The improved ring A is made of the two ringsections B and 0, each ofwhich formsa complete ring in itself. The ring-section B is providedwith the shank I) and a crown E, having an opening F, adapted to receivethe crown G, held on the shank II of the ringsection 0.

In the under side of the crown E of the ring-section B are formedrecesses I, adapted to receive part of the shank II of the ringsection0, so as to hold the latter in place on the ring-section B when the tworing-sections are connected with each other, as is shown in Figs. 1 and2. The recesses I in the crown E are arranged next to the shank D, sothat when the ring-section C is put in position on the ring-section Band its shank H fits into the said recesses I then the two shanks D andH rest one upon the other and form the shank for the ring A. The openingF in the crown E must be sufficiently large to permitthe entrance of thecrown G from underneath, as the ring-section C is placed in position onthe ring-section B from underneath, so that the crown G passes throughthe opening F in the crown Euntil the shank H engages the recesses I inthe crown E. It is understood that the diameters of the shanks D and Hare alike, so as to form the shank for the ring A. The shape of thecrown E may be varied to make a complete circle or formed like a heartor a crescent, as shown in the drawings, and studded with preciousstones. The crown G may also be studded with precious stones; but itmust be somewhat less in diameter than the opening F, so as to pass intothe same. WVhen the two ring-sections are connected with each other andworn, they form a single ring and have the appearance of such a one.

It is understood that bracelets and other jewelry may be made in asimilar manner.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A ring comprising two ring-sections of whichone is adapted to receive in its crown the crown of the other,substantially as shown and described. V

2. A ring comprising two ring sections, each having a shank and a crown,an d of which one crown is adapted to receive the other, substantiallyas shown and described.

3. A ring provided with a crown having a vertical opening and notcheswhich are formed on the under side of the crown and arranged alongsideand parallel with the shank, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a ring, the combination, with a ringsection provided with a shankand a crown having a central opening and notches, of a secondringsection provided with a shank adapted to lie on the other shank andfitting into said notches, and a crown held on the said shank of thesecond section and adapted to pass into the opening of the crown of thefirst section, substantially as shown and de scribed.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, O. SEDGWIOK.

